Chapter 2487: I’ll Quit Being a Saintess

Unable to take it anymore, the Peacock Princess protested, “Big brother, how can the two of you be lovers? Aren’t you...”

Thankfully, she realized it would be unwise to reveal the secret that he was from the future, causing her words to trail off right there. Her face slowly turned bright red.

The others thought that she was just agitated because she had a crush on Zu An. But she wasn’t the only one. Nearly all of the Fiend youths gathered here were agitated. They'd thought a strong ally had arrived to help them defeat the monsters, but the first thing he'd done upon arriving was to snatch away their respected Saintess!

They had only been able to come to terms with the Saintess’ rejection because she did the same for everyone. But now that she was cuddling against the chest of another man, they suddenly felt jealous like never before.

To think that we were still so deeply in love with the Saintess!

The looks of hostility coming from the surroundings left Zu An with a headache. He decided to start with the Peacock Princess’ question. “Princess, we are indeed a couple. It is a long story. I’ll share it with you in private next time.”

The Peacock Princess pouted. She still felt terrible, but Zu An’s consideration of her feelings alleviated her anger a little.

The other Fiend race youths sneered.

Is he trying to two-time now? Is snatching our Saintess away not enough for you, and you want the Peacock Princess too?

The Golden Peng Crown Prince reached the limit of his patience and sneered, “I don’t know how you duped our Saintess, but I shall expose you today!”

The Saintess was acting out of character today. It was completely unlike her usual pure, inviolable image. It felt as if she had suddenly plummeted to the secular world and was ravaged.

Did he use an aphrodisiac on the Saintess to take advantage of her? He just came from the Ocean races's side, and I've heard that the North Sea sea monster’s tentacle fluid is the world’s most potent aphrodisiac.

Just the thought of that made him feel like a knife had been plunged into his heart.

I must rip this despicable man to shreds!

Many shared the same thought, as the disparity between the Saintess before and after meeting Zu An was too great! They suspected that Zu An had cast some kind of sorcery on the Saintess to bewitch her.

A crowd followed the Golden Peng Crown Prince when he rushed over. This wasn't a duel. This matter concerned the safety of the Saintess and the Fiend races. Pride and honor were secondary concerns.

A large pair of golden wings emerged from the Golden Peng Crown Prince’s back. He flapped his wings, and the feathers flew toward Zu An like sharp swords.

I was nearly intimidated just now, but the rumors about the great hero were likely the Saintess and the Peacock Princess exaggerating to bulk up their lover’s reputation. How can a human be that formidable?

Today, I shall rip apart that con artist’s mask!

He even paid careful heed to the angle to avoid harming the Saintess.

Other Fiend experts also attacked Zu An from different angles. They clearly had the same thoughts in mind too.

Just then, a massive golden bell silhouette appeared out of nowhere, shrouding both Zu An and the Saintess.

Dong!

The attacks on the bell produced a loud reverberation. The rebound caused the crowd’s heads to spin and their blood flow to go into disarray.

The Golden Peng Crown Prince had it the worst. The feathers he had unleashed toward Zu An shattered upon contact with the bell, causing him to bleed. Then, the ensuing reverberation sent his blood flow into disarray, causing him to plummet from the sky. However, his companion from the Golden Peng race rushed forward to catch him, sparing him from further injuries.

Zu An sneered at the toppled crowd. “I held back on the Saintess’ account. You won’t be as lucky next time.”

Those planning to attack Zu An immediately stopped what they were doing. His words weren’t intimidating, but the cold look in his eyes sent chills down their spines. For a moment there, they felt like they were facing a deity from heaven.

The ones gathered here were all in the Fiend races’ upper echelons. Those who could reach such a high stature were anything but fools. Judging from the brief ‘clash’, it was apparent to them that Zu An was indeed unfathomably powerful.

The Third Prince was relieved. He had considered attacking Zu An too, but fortunately, the Golden Peng Crown Prince beat him to it, sparing him from humiliation.

The Saintess finally snapped out of her daze and roared in anger, “What are you doing?!”

She pulled out a uniquely-designed talisman that crackled with lightning. Her usually gentle eyes were blazing with rage.

Zu An recognized that as Xie Daoyun’s High Firmament Talisman and was heartened. She was gradually gaining control over these divine talismans thanks to the growth in her cultivation.

The crowd was shocked to see the Saintess bringing out her strongest talismans. They anxiously tried to placate her. “Saintess, there’s no need to go this far!”

The Saintess had lost her temper. She looked at them with frosty eyes. “I kindly introduced my lover to you so that you could share the joys of our reunion, yet you seek to kill him?”

The Third Prince quickly stepped forward to mediate, saying, “Saintess, it’s a misunderstanding! We have never heard about your lover, so we thought he might have used underhanded methods to take advantage of you. It’s all a misunderstanding!”

“Do I look as if I was taken advantage of?” The Saintess regretted her actions a little. She was so happy to be reunited with Zu An that she'd let her feelings get ahead of herself. It had been a long time since anyone confessed to her, so she'd forgotten about that.

Ah, it’s my fault. I wanted to introduce them to big brother Zu, but I ended up making a mess of things.

“Of course not, of course not...” the Third Prince sheepishly replied.

The Saintess had rarely brought out these divine talismans, even in the battles against the monsters. It was unlikely that she would bring them out even if she was under someone else’s control. Besides, she looked earnestly angry.

The Saintess coldly eyed the crowd. “After the years we have spent together, I thought we were a family, but I did not expect you to react to my reunion with my lover with such antagonism. I don’t need this Saintess position anymore.” She reached for the wreath representing her Saintess identity, looking as if she was going to toss it away.

“You mustn’t, Saintess!” This time, the crowd was truly flustered. They tried to dissuade her.

The Peacock Princess rushed over and grabbed her hand, saying, “Please calm down, big sister Saintess. They only acted recklessly out of concern. Now that you have proven that you are lovers, there's no way they would oppose your relationship with big brother.”

As she said those words, she looked at Zu An with eyes so aggrieved that it looked as if tears would fall from them.

The others nodded in agreement. If they lost their Saintess, the Fiend races would be doomed.

So be it if she has a man. She can have ten or a hundred men if she wants. We won’t say a thing about it anymore.

The Saintess looked at Zu An and the Peacock Princess with a perplexed frown. She sent a telepathic message to Zu An, asking, “Big brother Zu, don’t you think she resembles Kong Nanwu?”